The highest court in Brazil sentenced two of the first defendants implicated in the January 8 riot to 17 years in prison on Thursday.
Bolsonaro himself from running for office for the next eight years, keeping him out of the presidential race until 2030 if the ban is not overturned, on accusations that he spread “misinformation” about potential election fraud.
on free speech, conceded in his remarks voting to convict the three that the rioters were not armed, but described the riot as “not a Sunday walk in the park” and identified calls for the military to prevent Lula’s takeover as the principle cause for alarm.
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